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Re:MDMA Moves from Club Drug to Real Therapy by pjc50 on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @06:09AM (#36307977)
MDMA was literally invented and initally marketed by Merck.
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Re:MDMA Moves from Club Drug to Real Therapy by Ingaz on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @08:07AM (#36309029)
But for another purpose: it was intended to stop bleeding. It was manufactured in form of pencil.

Psychoactive properties were discovered later

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Re:MDMA Moves from Club Drug to Real Therapy by michaelcampbell on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @12:39PM (#36312862)
> It was manufactured in form of pencil.

Can you expand on this? I'm not sure what it means.

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Re:MDMA Moves from Club Drug to Real Therapy by Order on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @01:09PM (#36313330)
Similar to a styptic pencil - you may have seen used in boxing corners.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihemorrhagic#Styptics

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Re:MDMA Moves from Club Drug to Real Therapy by michaelcampbell on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @07:43PM (#36334459)
Ah, of course. I have a block of that stuff.
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Re:MDMA Moves from Club Drug to Real Therapy by Ingaz on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @10:42AM (#36326757)
It was meant as first aid for treating scratches and similar not serious traumas. It makes blood curdle faster. So instead of applying plaster you just press pencil along scratch and bleeding stops
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Re:MDMA Moves from Club Drug to Real Therapy by michaelcampbell on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @07:44PM (#36334466)
Yup, got it. I actually have that in a block form like a small bar of soap for shaving cuts.
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